جائِرٌunjust فيin الحُكمِjudgment لَوif شاءَhe wished قَصَدhe acted fairly
جائِرٌ في الحُكمِ لَو شاءَ قَصَد
أَخَذَhe took النَومَsleep وَأَعطانِيَand gave me السُهُدsleeplessness
أَخَذَ النَومَ وَأَعطانِيَ السُهُد
Unjust in judgment—had he wished, he would have been fair.
Unjust in judgment, though able to be fair,
He took sleep for himself and gave me sleeplessness.
He took my sleep and granted me wakefulness.
غابَhe was absent عَمّاfrom what بِتُّI spent the night أَلقىI endure فيin الهَوىlove
غابَ عَمّا بِتُّ أَلقى في الهَوى
وَهُوَand he النازِحُthe distant one عَطفاًin sympathy لَوeven if شَهِدhe was present
وَهُوَ النازِحُ عَطفاً لَو شَهِد
He is absent from what I endure through the night in love,
He was absent from the love in which I pine,
And even were he present, he would be distant in sympathy.
And he was the visitor, had he but attended.
وَبِنَفسيand with my life وَالأَمانِيَand hopes ضَلَّةٌfolly
وَبِنَفسي وَالأَمانِيَ ضَلَّةٌ
سَيِّدٌa lord يَصدِفُhe turns away عَنّيfrom me وَيَصُدّand shuns
سَيِّدٌ يَصدِفُ عَنّي وَيَصُدّ
And with my life I would ransom—though hopes are folly—
My soul and my desires are both astray.
A lord who turns away from me and shuns me.
A lord turns from me, blocks me off.
حالَhe changed عَنfrom بَعضِsome of الَّذيwhat أَعهَدُهُI know it
حالَ عَن بَعضِ الَّذي أَعهَدُهُ
وَأَرانيand I see myself لَمdid not أَحُلI change عَمّاfrom what عَهِدhe knew
وَأَراني لَم أَحُل عَمّا عَهِد
He has changed from some of what I knew of him,
He's changed from some of what I was wont to find in him
Yet I see I have not changed from what he knew of me.
And makes me other than I was accustomed to.
كَيفَhow يَخفىis hidden الحُبُّlove مِنّاfrom us بَعدَماafter
كَيفَ يَخفى الحُبُّ مِنّا بَعدَما
قامَrose واشٍa talebearer بِهَواناwith our love وَقَعَدand sat down
قامَ واشٍ بِهَوانا وَقَعَد
How can our love remain hidden, after
How can love stay hidden after what arose -
A talebearer rose and sat spreading word of our love?
A slanderer stood up, sat down to blame us!
لَستُI am not أَنسىI forget لَيلَتيmy night مِنهُfrom him وَقَدand already
لَستُ أَنسى لَيلَتي مِنهُ وَقَد
أَنجَزَتfulfilled عَيناthe two eyes of بَخيلٍa miser ماwhat وَعَدhe promised
أَنجَزَت عَينا بَخيلٍ ما وَعَد
I cannot forget my night with him, when
I'll not forget my night with him, when
A miser's two eyes fulfilled what he had promised.
The eyes of a miserly one fulfilled what they had promised.
عَلِقَتclung كَفٌّa hand بِكَفٍّto a hand بَينَناbetween us
عَلِقَت كَفٌّ بِكَفٍّ بَينَنا
وَاِعتَنَقناand we embraced فَاِلتَقىso met خَدٌّa cheek وَخَدّand a cheek
وَاِعتَنَقنا فَاِلتَقى خَدٌّ وَخَدّ
Between us, hand clasped hand,
Hand pressed on hand between us
And we embraced, so cheek met cheek.
And we embraced, cheek met cheek.
وَتَشاكَيناand we complained to each other مِنَfrom الحُبِّlove جَوىanguish
وَتَشاكَينا مِنَ الحُبِّ جَوى
مَلاfilled الأَحشاءَthe entrails ناراًfire تَتَّقِدّblazes
مَلا الأَحشاءَ ناراً تَتَّقِدّ
And we complained to each other of love's anguish,
We complained of love - its ardour
That filled our entrails with blazing fire.
Filled our insides with a kindled fire.
أَيُّهاO you الجازِعُwho crosses أَجوازَthe inner reaches of الفَلاthe desert
أَيُّها الجازِعُ أَجوازَ الفَلا
يَطلُبُhe seeks الجَدوىbounty مِنَfrom القَومِthe people الجُمُدstony-hearted
يَطلُبُ الجَدوى مِنَ القَومِ الجُمُد
O you who cross the inner reaches of the desert,
O fleer, who mocks the horseman
Seeking bounty from stony-hearted men,
Seeking advantage from the unyielding people!
خَلِّleave عَنكَaway from you الناسَpeople لاتُغرَرdo not be deceived بِهِمby them
خَلِّ عَنكَ الناسَ لاتُغرَر بِهِم
وَاِعتَمِدand rely on بَحرَthe ocean of الإِمامِthe Imam المُعتَمِدal-Mu'tamid
وَاِعتَمِد بَحرَ الإِمامِ المُعتَمِد
Leave people aside; do not be deceived by them,
Leave people be! Be not deluded by them!
And rely on the ocean of Imam al-Mu'tamid.
Rely on the deep sea of the empowered Imam.
مَلِكٌa king يَكفيكَsuffices you مِنهُabout him أَنَّهُthat he
مَلِكٌ يَكفيكَ مِنهُ أَنَّهُ
وَجَدَhe found الدُنياthe world فَأَعطىand so he gave ماوَجَدwhat he found
وَجَدَ الدُنيا فَأَعطى ماوَجَد
A king—it is enough for you to know that he
A king who suffices you - his finding
Found the world and gave away what he found.
The world and giving what he found.
لَوif مِنَfrom الغَيثِthe rain الَّذيthat which تَجريflow بِهِwith it
لَو مِنَ الغَيثِ الَّذي تَجري بِهِ
راحَتاهُhis two palms مِنof عَطاءٍbounty لَنَفِدit would be exhausted
راحَتاهُ مِن عَطاءٍ لَنَفِد
Were rain the source of what flows from
Were his open-handedness to flow
His two palms as gifts, the rain would run dry.
As rain, his liberality would never be exhausted.
هِمَّةٌhigh resolve نَعرِفُهاwe know it مِنfrom جَعفَرٍJa'far
هِمَّةٌ نَعرِفُها مِن جَعفَرٍ
وَخِلالُand virtues فيهِin him يَكثُرنَoutstrip العَدَدthe count
وَخِلالُ فيهِ يَكثُرنَ العَدَد
A lofty resolve we recognize in Ja'far,
It's a resolve we recognize in Ja'far -
And virtues in him too many to count.
And its details in him are multitudinous.
أَشرَقَتshone bright أَيّامُناour days فيin مُلكِهِhis reign
أَشرَقَت أَيّامُنا في مُلكِهِ
وَاِزدَهَتand grew splendid حُسناًin beauty لَياليناour nights الجُدُدnew
وَاِزدَهَت حُسناً لَيالينا الجُدُد
Our days have shone bright under his reign,
Our days have dawned during his reign,
And our new nights have grown splendid with beauty.
And our new nights gained beauty.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.